The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. Shes training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. Andmost importantly of allshe can finally call Jace her boyfriend.

But nothing comes without a price.

Someone is murdering Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. Clarys best friend, Simon, cant help herhis mother just found out that hes a vampire, and now hes homeless. When Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why, Clary is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: she herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.

The stakes are higher than ever in the #1 New York Times bestselling fourth installment of the Mortal Instruments series.

Your teen readers will be swept up in the magic and mystery of this complex, dark world, as they join Tessa on her search for her brother in this prequel to the Mortal Instruments series. Ages 14 and up. 496pp.

To save her mothers life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhuntersnever mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death.

Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries?